George C Marshall High School - Columbian Yearbook (Falls Church, VA)

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Evaluation team member Dr. William Garland chats with Ms. Claudia Chaille at the faculty banquet. Mr. John T. Broaddus stands in the background. Blood donor John Foundas answers medical questions given by a Fairfax Hospital nurse as Mr. Pat Dolan waits his turn. • Due to electrical problems. Miss Pat Bergan issues her pep talk from the stands during the first pep rally of the school year. 8 Activities

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$'cXo J c oc ' jtA e. c $T£AJ Qccc UxeJ £ u Viay i toJySL CClJulJ U c CU Cutbacks, but no holdbacks In preparation for Codspell. Kathy Kinsolving paints yet another of the many props needed for the November production. Hungrily devouring a Roy Roger's roast beef sandwich, Susie DeCarlo finds time to cat during an afternoon fire drill as Mike Anderson waits for the bell to ring. Curiosity about the approaching school year surfaced in the minds of Marshall students when, during late August, they received a letter from the principal. This letter explained the changes caused by budget cutbacks. No field trips? Huge classes? Fewer teachers? How much difference would the cutbacks really make? Back at school in September, the students' suspicions were confirmed. Since the curriculum had been consolidated, there were fewer classes from which to choose. Classes that survived withdrawal were definitely more crowded. Teachers discovered that discipline was a little harder to maintain because the students were rowdier. Despite the changes, though, the cutbacks didn't really affect the way we felt. We still had fun doing crazy things like riding on bicycles through the halls and skateboarding in the parking lot. We did whatever we wanted to to — the cutbacks just couldn't hold us back. We are anticipating another year of quality education at Marshall, despite cutbacks in our budget. However, budget reductions have forced some changes, the most significant being: Opening 7

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mm Turning Woke up, fell out of bed, Dragged a comb across my head Found my way downstairs and drank a cup. And looking up 1 noticed I was late. Found my coat and grabbed my hat Made the bus in seconds flat . . . A Day in (he Life, Lennon and McCartney, Maclcn Music Inc, BMI only three a ysfa week didn't intefere too mirch with student life. Activities took place and students enjoyed participating in the non-academic side of high school. Whether it was cheering at a football game, dancing, going to a party or a concert, or just plain goofing around, students who were enjoying life were tuming on! JV cheerleader Laura Zaleski presents a cake to football players Arthur Williams and Richard Sharpe. Students sometimes fell into a rut. The daily routine was not always the same, though, when there was something special to do after school. Details such as late buses coming Late activity buses will operate only three (3) days a week — Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Office assistants Ronnie Moore and Tim Clark share responsibilities while office secretaries have their lunch.